This true story of the first Earth Day - told through the eyes of a fictional child - will inspire readers of all ages to stand up for their planet.
People everywhere are motivated to act, and a movement to protect and celebrate the environment is born..
The impact of the Spill seeps into living rooms and classrooms across the nation.
But as her awareness grows, she learns she\'s not alone in caring for the Earth.
Sam initially feels powerless watching her parents and neighbors try to clean up the oil spill.
Based on actual events, Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day follows Sam and her classmates as they fight back.
But from this ecological disaster sprang a new wave of environmental activism that continues to this day.
Hazardous crude oil from the blowout flooded the Pacific Ocean, harming wildlife and devastating habitats.
In 1969, Union Oil caused an oil Spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that would change the world.
A movement was born.
Some came out to celebrate the environment, while others protested and demanded change. - Kirkus Reviews Twenty million people across the country made their voices heard on the first Earth Day. this story offers a template for the sort of internal sea change required to spark real concern for environmental - or any other - issues. . . . -Dave Matthews, Musician and UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador [A] perceptive view of a major milestone in the environmental movement.
Black Beach shows how far we\'ve come and still how much work we have left to do.
A beautiful and motivating way to look into the makings of the very first Earth Day.
This true story of the first Earth Day - told through the eyes of a fictional child - will inspire readers of all ages to stand up for their planet
